Chapter 2

Answers to Selected Exercises

2. [was #2] (a) The program contains one directive (#include) and four statement
s (three calls of printf and one return).
(b)
Parkinson's Law:
Work expands so as to fill the time
available for its completion.
3. [was #4]
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
int height = 8, length = 12, width = 10, volume;
volume = height * length * width;
printf("Dimensions: %dx%dx%d\n", length, width, height);
printf("Volume (cubic inches): %d\n", volume);
printf("Dimensional weight (pounds): %d\n", (volume + 165) / 166);
return 0;
}
4. [was #6] Here's one possible program:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
int i, j, k;
float x, y, z;
printf("Value of i: %d\n", i);
printf("Value of j: %d\n", j);
printf("Value of k: %d\n", k);
printf("Value of x: %g\n", x);
printf("Value of y: %g\n", y);
printf("Value of z: %g\n", z);
return 0;
}
When compiled using GCC and then executed, this program produced the following o
utput:
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value

of
of
of
of
of
of

i:
j:
k:
x:
y:
z:

5618848
0
6844404
3.98979e-34
9.59105e-39
9.59105e-39

The values printed depend on many factors, so the chance that you'll get exactly
these numbers is small.
5. [was #10] (a) is not legal because 100_bottles begins with a digit.
8. [was #12] There are 14 tokens: a, =, (, 3, *, q, -, p, *, p, ), /, 3, and ;.
Answers to Selected Programming Projects
4. [was #8; modified]
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
float original_amount, amount_with_tax;
printf("Enter an amount: ");
scanf("%f", &original_amount);
amount_with_tax = original_amount * 1.05f;
printf("With tax added: $%.2f\n", amount_with_tax);
return 0;
}
The amount_with_tax variable is unnecessary. If we remove it, the program is sli
ghtly shorter:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
float original_amount;
printf("Enter an amount: ");
scanf("%f", &original_amount);
printf("With tax added: $%.2f\n", original_amount * 1.05f);
return 0;
}